The Charlottesville Newsplex

What We Don't Know - Post Your Comments!
We're just finding out about an event in Charlottesville last night that we would have covered...if the organizers had spread the word. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: C'ville Campaigning - 1 Comments Posted
We hope you like the two men running for governor because you'll be seeing plenty of them over the final 36 hours of the campaign. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: Local Coverage - 1 Comments Posted
Charlottesville is seeing plenty of campaign activity in the run-up to Tuesday's election. Newsplex reporters have been all over the city and county catching up with the candidates and their big-name surrogates. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: Home Stretch - Post Your Comments!
Political activity in Charlottesville picks up in the final hours before election day. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: Celebrity Appearances - Post Your Comments!
Entering the last full week of the campaign for governor, the candidates are hoping a couple big name backers could give their efforts a boost. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: Odds and Ends - Post Your Comments!
In exactly two weeks, voters will be flocking to the polls to cast their votes for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General. Here's a quick look at the latest happenings in each of those races. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: Education Push - Post Your Comments!
Charlottesville is again thrust into the middle of the gubernatorial campaign Tuesday as supporters of Creigh Deeds will rally to support his education proposals. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: Momentum Shift? - Post Your Comments!
As the campaign for governor enters its final fortnight, Democrat Creigh Deeds will look for any opportunity he can find to shift the momentum. From the president to big endorsements, there are still some opportunities out there. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: McDonnell Victorious in Gubernatorial Debate - 1 Comments Posted
In a debate Monday night where neither candidate could be described as "on his game," Bob McDonnell dodged a few questions, fended off a few attacks, and walked out of the debate hall a winner. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: Debate Dilemma - Post Your Comments!
The debate Monday night between Republican Bob McDonnell and Democrat Creigh Deeds puts pressure on both candidates to connect with any undecided voters with just three weeks to go in the campaign. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: Hurt in the 5th District Driver's Seat - Post Your Comments!
State Sen. Robert Hurt jumped into the race for the 5th District GOP Congressional nomination this week. Almost immediately it seems he has a leg up on the rest of the Republican field thanks to some high profile support. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: White House Giving Up On Deeds? - 1 Comments Posted
A report from the Wall Street Journal shows that Creigh Deeds may be fighting to get back into the governor's race all by himself, as the White House begins to distance itself from the lagging campaign. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: Deeds in C'ville - Post Your Comments!
Creigh Deeds will chat with students and faculty Wednesday at the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: Democrats Giving Up On Deeds? - Post Your Comments!
New polling numbers show Creigh Deeds and his fellow statewide office-seeking Democrats lagging badly. Does that mean the party's giving up on them? (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: McDonnell to C'ville - Post Your Comments!
Republican Bob McDonnell rides a newfound wave of momentum into the last four weeks of the campaign for governor. He'll be in Charlottesville Monday to talk about his proposals for small business. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: Wheels Coming Off? - Post Your Comments!
Creigh Deeds slipped badly in the polls this week. With a month to go before election day, is there still time for the Bath County Democrat to re-gain momentum and become Virginia's next governor? (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: Dems Hitting Phones - Post Your Comments!
Local young Democrats will hit the phones tonight and other political developments. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: More on Bell Visits - Post Your Comments!
Albemarle County Schools are explaining Delegate Rob Bell's visit to classrooms. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: McDonnell Goes National - Post Your Comments!
Republican gubernatorial nominee Bob McDonnell will appear Sunday morning on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: Kaine's Candid Comments - Post Your Comments!
We caught up with Gov. Tim Kaine (D) Friday at a campaign stop in Charlottesville for Attorney General candidate Steve Shannon. The soon-to-be former governor had some interesting insights on the race to replace him. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: Fluvanna Debate - Post Your Comments!
Candidates for supervisor plan to debate in Fluvanna County (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: Wilder’s Non-Endorsement - Post Your Comments!
Doug Wilder doesn’t like Creigh Deeds. The Thursday to not endorse his fellow Democrat in the race for governor is just the latest chapter in an ugly relationship between the two. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: Biden to Cville - Post Your Comments!
The vice president is headed to Charlottesville to give Creigh Deeds a boost. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: Kaine and Coffee - Post Your Comments!
Gov. Tim Kaine plans a visit to Charlottesville to boost his party's candidate for attorney general. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: The Horse Race Mentality - Post Your Comments!
Democrat Creigh Deeds has plenty of momentum in the race for the governor's mansion. But, with several furlongs still to go in this horse race, is he peaking too early? (Read Blog)
Republican Update - Post Your Comments!
New info from the McDonnell, Bolling and Cuccinelli camps. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: Where Does the Money Come From? - Post Your Comments!
New numbers show which sectors have donated to the two candidates for governor and how much money they've given so far. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: Pivotal Weekend in Governor Race - Post Your Comments!
This weekend will be crucial for the men vying to be Virginia's next governor. Bob McDonnell's support seems to be slipping, while Creigh Deeds may have shot himself in the foot Thursday. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: Deeds visit - Post Your Comments!
Democrats in Charlottesville prepare to welcome Creigh Deeds. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: Did He Really Want to Go There? - Post Your Comments!
Democrat Creigh Deeds may have opened a can of worms in Thursday's gubernatorial debate as he acknowledged racism as a factor in the opposition to President Obama. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: Ranking the '10 Republican Field - Post Your Comments!
There are now four challengers lined up to run against Rep. Tom Perriello next fall, but how to separate the contenders from the pretenders? (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: GOP Challengers Lining Up for Perriello - 1 Comments Posted
Potemtial 5th District Republican candidates are throwing their hats in the ring, gearing up for a crowded party convention next year. Their goal: unseating Rep. Tom Perriello. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: Candidates Tout Endorsements - Post Your Comments!
Bob McDonnell and Creigh Deeds are touting two very different endorsements today in their race for governor. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: Deeds Break Comes at Right Time - Post Your Comments!
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Creigh Deeds is laying low this weekend and his campaign says the break from the rigors of the trail comes at a good time. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: McDonnell Profanity "an Accident" - Post Your Comments!
The McDonnell campaign was quick to correct the record Saturday after an audio clip of the candidate using the "f-word" circulated throughout the blogosphere. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: McDonnell’s Obscene Slip of the Tongue - Post Your Comments!
Bob McDonnell did himself no favors Friday when he used the “f-word” on live radio in Washington, D.C. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: Maureen McDonnell Calls Attacks on Husband “Unreasonable” and “Irresponsible” - Post Your Comments!
Speaking in Albemarle County Saturday morning, Maureen McDonnell showed some emotion when discussing allegations that her husband is sexist. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: Wagner Lagging Where It Counts - Post Your Comments!
According to a new poll, Lieutenant Governor hopeful Jody Wagner is running a closer race than either of her Democratic statewide compatriots. So why, as the only woman running, is she losing the female vote so badly? (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: McDonnells in Charlottesville - Post Your Comments!
The McDonnell family is making a day of it Saturday in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. As we get closer to the election, the Republican nominee for governor is pulling new weapons out of his arsenal on the campaign trail. (Read Blog)
POLITICS BLOG: Candidates on 9/11 Anniversary - Post Your Comments!
Virginia's candidates for governor took the opportunity Friday to look back and reflect on the attacks of 9/11. (Read Blog)